Charity & Trustees

Blue Box Belper is a Registered Charity (No.1178483), which supports residents of the Parks Estate to improve our community. We do this through the provision and support of a range of local community activities through the Alder Road Community Centre, which will become a social hub for local residents and the wider community in Belper.  We are always looking for new volunteers to help further our aims and support current activities.

 

We’re also guided by our values, which were co-created with those involved in our activities.

Blue Box Belper chooses to be…​​

• Purposeful: We choose to be ambitious and reflective in everything we do, responding to opportunities and challenges with agility and creativity.​
• Welcoming: We seek to be inclusive, warm and compassionate to all, respecting diversity, challenging inequalities and building social cohesion by offering accessible activities across generations.​
• Collaborative: We partner with other organisations and individuals to help deliver our charity vision and a sustainable and accountable way.​
• Responsive: We actively listen to our community in order to understand needs and priorities, and where necessary act with social conscience to bring about positive change.​

 

The Blue Box Belper charity is governed by a Board of Trustees which currently has 6 members:

Tom Wyke (Chair and Building Project)

Sarah Thackeray (Treasurer)

John Nelson

Mary Dwyer

Elle Wyke (Community Activities & Fundraising)

Dan Dreese (Alder Road Centre Management Committee)

 

The charity’s activities are coordinated through 3 working sub-groups, with each sub-group led by a trustee:

• Alder Road Centre management committee – to manage the Centre and ensure it is fit for community use.
• Community Activities and Fundraising – to plan and deliver community activities, as well as consult with residents and service providers around the delivery of future activities. This group also helps organise community fundraising activities.
• Media, Communication and Marketing – to manage the website, social media and communications, as well as develop a marketing strategy for the charity’s activities.